Desperately Seeking Something...

People talk to me about my 'recovery.' I don't know much about recovery because I haven't recovered, I've been set free. That song, Amazing Grace, that was written about me. :)

But what I've been set free from, the bondage of sin, was not something that was put upon me by some external force, I picked it up and put it on myself. It was a simple mistake really, I was desperately seeking something to fill me up, to complete me, to satisfy me. I foolishly looked in the ways of the world and discovered that there were plenty of artificial substitutes readily available. So like a hungry man at the buffet line, I loaded up.

Of course, over time, I realized that I really wasn't filled up, I wasn't complete and I was still hungry. So I kept looking. After I had expended myself desperately seeking something in the world, I turned my eyes towards God and I sought Him with the same vigor and vitality that I had pursued my sin. Praise God that I He too was searching for me and He found me. Amazing Grace!

But my note today is not about Grace though I could easily get sidetracked! It's about the seeking of God, His kingdom, His will and His righteousness. It's about seeking satisfaction in God. Here's what God had to say about it...

Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God created us all with the instinct and the desire for communion with Him. By design, we will look for Him. But it is only when we seek Him with all our heart that He will be revealed to us, it is only then that we will find Him. The condition is that we seek Him earnestly and totally. The covenant is that we will find Him. It's guaranteed, have no doubt.

So if you're desperately seeking something, allow me to tell you what that something is; it's God! Now that you know what you're looking for, allow me to tell you that there is a map; it's The Bible. Read it like it's a treasure map because it is. And like a treasure map, the X marks the spot on it's not an X, it's a 't', it's the cross. Once you find the cross, you'll find Jesus there and he'll do the rest for you. He's desperately seeking you too.

Owned,
Carl